Monthly archive for: June 2015

Millions already enjoy Opera for Windows 7 and Windows 8, as well as Opera Mini for Windows Phone, and we are looking forward to welcoming the latest baby in the Windows family. We’ve taken a look at the publicly-released build. Here’s our Windows 10 preview. Get the Windows 10 preview build Microsoft has already released...

A quick way to customize Opera and give it a personal touch is by choosing a browser theme that matches your style. Did you see the bright and colorful “I love Opera” theme that we recently added to Opera for computers? It was created by Toma Chernoby, a talented artist from Russia. We interviewed her...

Once, I was on the Métro train in Paris and I wanted to check the station where I should get off. Since I had very slow 2G cellular connectivity, almost every time I tried to look it up on a normal web browser, it timed out. However, Opera Mini worked! Now, I always travel with Opera...

Here’s an interesting fact: 8 out of 10 people who use Opera Mini in South Africa are between the ages of 18 and 34, which is fitting given that we are currently celebrating Youth Day. Using the internet as a mouthpiece Youth Day commemorates the togetherness and the joint efforts that the youth of South...

I love to travel. Just in the last month, I’ve been to four different destinations, so you could say I use my weekends wisely. 🙂 Of course, traveling can get expensive or stressful. It requires planning and smart choices, from hotel prices to roaming fees. That’s when my smartphone becomes super handy. From helping me...

‘Innovation’ is a buzzword in the tech industry that’s often overused and sometimes misused. In Africa however, innovation truly abounds. You’ve heard a lot about the mobile-money transactions now helping millions send and receive money with just a few taps on their phone. Did you know that one of the earliest and most successful mobile-money...

“Ready to go surfing? Surfing, on the internet. Take your wife and kids and surf on the net, like you are a pro!” Also, it was important to “make sure you tell your dealer that you need a computer to access the internet,” since, of course, not every computer was made to do that. Let...